Alien Boy’s 2021 album, Don’t Know What I Am, dealt in glimmering hooks and dialed-up distortion. The Portland alt-rock group’s next record, You Wanna Fade?, ups the stakes, turning their songs into ...

Last month, Portland's Alien Boy returned with the announcement of their new album You Wanna Fade? The band shared the great lead single "Changes," and now they're back with another banger titled ...

The result swings for the same catchiness and splendor as the songs that landed on 120 Minutes. The melodies are brighter, the lyrics angstier, and the big, fuzzy guitars more abundant. “I really ...

Sonia Weber tries to find the right words, coincidentally speaking for the masses on Alien Boy’s third album, You Wanna Fade? “I told you the other day / I don’t want things to change but I feel it ...

Whose idea was it to hold release shows for Alien Boy and Grails on the same night, at different venues a mile apart? I’d like to speak to your manager, please! On May 9, Alien Boy unveiled their ...

Portland, OR band Alien Boy released their very good third album You Wanna Fade? in May, and they’ll be taking it out on the road this fall. They’ve announced a new US tour of the East Coast and ...